Saturday evening, August 5, 2017, a man, woman and their 2-year-old child were approached by a man in the 100 block of Carlton Street. The man was armed with a sawed-off shotgun and pointed it at the family. The victims ran from the area and hid from the suspect as they called the police.
Minutes later the suspect approached a man sitting in his vehicle in a parking lot in the 400 block of Assiniboine Avenue. The suspected again pointed the weapon and demanded property from the driver.
The suspect quickly fled the area but was located by patrol officers nearby. The loaded firearm was recovered by police and the suspect was arrested.
Shawn Paree Logan, 56 from Winnipeg, has been charged for his alleged involvement with:
- Pointing a Firearm (x3)
- Possession of a Weapon
- Armed Robbery using a Prohibited Firearm
- Use of Firearm During Commission of an Indictable Offence
- Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
- Possession of a Loaded Prohibited Firearm
- Possession of Firearm Contrary to Prohibition Order
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order (x2)
Logan was detained in custody.
-News 4-
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